Expensive baits vs mid price baits

[GoneFishingLTN]

Ok so I’ve done a lot of reading and everyone talks about the higher quality in certain baits example Megabass lucky craft, duo etc but here’s the question say you change out the hooks is there really a fish catching difference? I mean is there a fish catching difference with these baits that a strike king Bait wouldn’t catch?

[fishballer06]

Is there truly a way to prove otherwise? No. 

 

Fish whatever gives you confidence. There are days where a $4 bait will outfish a $20 bait, and vice versa. Fish what what you can afford and what gives you confidence. 

[CrankFate]

When it comes to gear that is the most expensive, it’s usually a novelty. I believe that the same way the review below says the Antares is a novelty, just about all flagship gear is a novelty. People aren’t buying it for utility. They’re buying it for the novelty of expensive.

 

But, if this post is asking if expensive baits Gary Yanamoto Senkos are worth it—they are.

 

$200 Swimbaits? ? A sucker is born several times a day.

 

How long before this thread gets moved to the tackle forum???

 

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[J Francho]

27 minutes ago, CrankFate said:

How long before this thread gets moved to the tackle forum???

Done.  You can always use the report post link to let us know.  We can't be everywhere at once.

[jbsoonerfan]

For me, and I ONLY speak for me. It is about buying the best I can afford and putting faith in my abilities and the product I am using to catch fish. For me it is all about what I have confidence in. I honestly feel better throwing a jerkbait when it is a MB over a LC, that's just what my mind tells me. As an example, I play golf and maintain about a measly 10 handicap, not great. However, you can bet that I am playing a ProV1 when I am on the course. Would I be any worse if I were using a Noodle, doubt it but I feel like I have more confidence knowing that I am playing a high quality ball. There is no sure fire way to tell if expensive baits "catch" more fish, but in a sport where one's confidence plays a huge factor I think it is up to each individual to decide what is best for them.

[IneedAnewScreenNae-5165165]

More expensive baits aren't necessarily better than expensive baits. They are different. 

 

Take lipless cranks for example. The Cotton Cordell Super Spot and the Bill Lewis Rattle trap are probably the best two options in the entire market, and the in the SK Red eye shad is in the mix somewhere too. All the cheapest on the market. 

 

However, in certain applications those baits just won't be able to produce for you like a Lucky craft or a Jackall would. Say for example your fish are on a lipless bite deeper in the water column and you want to work it off the bottom similar to a jig, or work it through the strike zone slowly. The super spot and the bill lewis are too light of baits for these applications and you'd catch more fish with the LC or jackall. 

 

That doesn't mean that they catch more fish because they are more expensive, it's the characteristics of the bait and how it runs that make it better for some circumstances than others. 

 

Same goes for Jerkbaits. I fish vision 110's, LC flash pointers, Jackall Rerranges, all great for certain applications, but sometimes the Rapala Ripstop just can't be beat. 

 

Another example would she the YUM Dinger. Some days I can chuck a Gary at a bed fish for hours with nothing, switch to a dinger and have the fish hammer it right off the bat. Not because the fish liked the fact it was a cheaper bait, but because dingers have less salt content than a Gary causing it to have a slower fall, which is what they wanted that day. 

 

It's more important to know the qualities of each bait rather than the price tag and choose which best suits your application! 

 

[WRB]

Original lures usually cost more then reproductions copied and mass produced. MegaBass is original for example and Strike is copied high production lures.

Both catch will catch bass but only the original will have that specific fish catching trigger that made it popular at the higher price point.

Tom

[JustJames]

I have some nice jerkbait from lucky craft and Jackall, I’ll fish it anywhere and don’t mind loosing some. The only one, that I only use once a year and would cry if I loos it, is this one plain old rapala hj08

 

[fin]

1 hour ago, JustJames said:

I have some nice jerkbait from lucky craft and Jackall, I’ll fish it anywhere and don’t mind loosing some. The only one, that I only use once a year and would cry if I loos it, is this one plain old rapala hj08

I think this is an important factor to keep in mind. If you're scared to throw a lure in a certain spot because it's so expensive, it loses a lot of value.

[Munkin]

Certain lures that cost more perform better out of the box generally. Jerkbaits come to mind a  high dollar one will perform better than a cheap one. Personally I use whatever works because my time on the water is valuable to me and I don't want to waste it trying to tune a $3 jerkbait. That said my best deep diving crank is a SK 5 series and yeas I own a lot of MB and LC deep divers. Best lipless is a discontinued Kinami bait from Gander Mountains $0.99 bargain bin. Jerkbaits are LC, TD, Imakatsu. etc. which are all expensive.

 

Cost does not equal fish catching ability.

 

Allen

[smalljaw67]

21 hours ago, fishballer06 said:

Is there truly a way to prove otherwise? No. 

 

Fish whatever gives you confidence. There are days where a $4 bait will outfish a $20 bait, and vice versa. Fish what what you can afford and what gives you confidence. 

This^^^^!!!  

[Catt]

#1 key to consistently catching bass is between your ears not between the folds of your wallet.

[billmac]

Knowing where the fish are is the most important.  Don't break the bank buying lures you can't afford and especially can't afford to lose.  Buy what you can afford. You'll catch fish.  I think the fish aren't quite as sophisticated as the lure companies would like us to think.